Social-impact organisation aims to light up 1500 Philippine homes with solar power
With the support of a Brighter Future For Next Generation, Women of Global Change is working with the rural community of the Dumagat people.
Shell to install 50,000 EV charging points across the UK
Besides increasing charging stations, Shell will also provide more electricity from sources such as wind and solar power that will allow electric vehicles to run on low-carbon power sources.
Austrian design studio creates electric tricycles from recycled plastic
The zero-emissions utility vehicle (ZUV) is made from 70kg of waste collected from supermarkets and is strong enough to carry two adults or two children in the back seat.
Maersk orders eight container ships from Hyundai to run on carbon-neutral methanol
The vessels are scheduled to be delivered in the first quarter of 2024 by supplier Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Prisoners in England make their own eco-friendly lightbulbs
The LED lights project was developed by HMP Garth employees and in accordance with jail service safety guidelines. Prisoners assemble around one hundred bulbs every week that saves taxpayers £2.5 million a year.
Fossil fuel misinformation may sideline one of the most important climate change reports ever released
Will fossil fuel misinformation campaigns backed by vested interests and the media continue to delay action on climate change?
StormFisher converts food waste into fuel
Canadian startup StormFisher is on a journey to convert food waste into fuel to help reduce its impact on the environment.
Rooftop gardens on Leicester bus shelters help bees pollinate
Nicknamed ‘Bee Bus Stops’ the 30 plant-topped Living Roof bus shelters are topped with gardens of wildflowers.
Southern Hemisphere’s first all-electric passenger ferry begins sea trials
Carbon fibre ferry, with a passenger capacity of 135, will traverse the harbour of New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington.
Waste woodchips from Australia will soon replace coal in generating Japanese power
Australian company Sweetman Renewables has secured a 20-year binding supply agreement with a Japanese conglomerate to supply waste biomass.
Solar-powered electric car ready-made for crowded European city streets
Amsterdam-owned start-up Squad Mobility has revealed a new car run by solar energy, which is expected to be launched late next year.
DHL Express orders first 12 all-electric cargo planes from Eviation
DHL Express has committed to ordering 12 all-electric cargo-delivery aeroplanes, with the first aircraft scheduled to enter service in 2024.
Norwegian investors develop giant floating Wind Catchers to power cities
Wind Catching Systems of Norway has revealed an ambitious plan to create and commercialise giant floating offshore wind farms.
Offshore wind turbines could number 30,000 by 2030
Such a rate of expansion is going to require new ideas in ocean engineering to install them.
Boeing promises all its new aircraft will run on sustainable fuels within nine years
Boeing has committed to a raft of sustainability goals as it seeks to reduce its carbon footprint – and flying’s eco-stigma.